John Anderson
John Joseph Anderson (Honest John)
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: December 14, 1873 in Sarpsborg, Norway (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1894
Final Game: October 2, 1908
Died: July 23, 1949 in Worcester, MA
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1894 20 BRO NL 17 66 63 14 19 1 3 1 19 7 3 3 .302 .333 .460 .794 95 29 0 O/5
1895 21 BRO NL 102 437 419 76 120 11 14 9 87 24 12 29 .286 .314 .444 .758 101 186 5 1 *O
1896 22 BRO NL 108 451 430 70 135 23 17 1 55 37 18 23 .314 .344 .453 .798 115 195 2 1 O3
1897 23 BRO NL 117 527 492 93 160 28 12 4 85 29 17 .325 .357 .455 .812 119 224 7 11 *O/3
1898 24 TOT NL 135 569 520 82 153 33 22 9 81 20 0 29 .294 .348 .494 .842 140 257 14 6 0 *O3
1898 24 BRO NL 19 75 69 11 19 3 4 0 8 2 5 .275 .333 .435 .768 119 30 1 0 /O
1898 24 WHS NL 110 471 430 70 131 28 18 9 71 18 23 .305 .357 .516 .873 149 222 12 6 O3
1898 24 BRO NL 6 23 21 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 .143 .217 .238 .455 30 5 1 0 0 O/3
1899 25 BRO NL 117 472 439 65 118 18 7 4 92 25 27 .269 .317 .369 .686 86 162 4 2 O3
1901 27 MLA AL 138 607 576 90 190 46 7 8 99 35 24 .330 .360 .476 .836 135 274 3 4 *3O
1902 28 SLB AL 126 551 524 60 149 29 6 4 85 15 21 .284 .316 .385 .701 94 202 3 3 *3/O
1903 29 SLB AL 138 577 550 65 156 34 8 2 78 16 23 .284 .312 .385 .698 111 212 0 4 *3/O
1904 30 NYY AL 143 598 558 62 155 27 12 3 82 20 23 .278 .313 .385 .699 116 215 6 11 *O3
1905 31 TOT AL 133 536 499 62 139 24 7 1 52 31 30 .279 .323 .361 .684 118 180 3 4 *O/3
1905 31 NYY AL 32 108 99 12 23 3 1 0 14 9 8 .232 .296 .283 .579 76 28 1 0 O/3
1905 31 WSH AL 101 428 400 50 116 21 6 1 38 22 22 .290 .330 .380 .710 129 152 2 4 O/3
1906 32 WSH AL 151 607 583 62 158 25 4 3 70 39 19 .271 .296 .343 .639 104 200 2 3 *O
1907 33 WSH AL 87 371 333 33 96 12 4 0 44 19 34 .288 .359 .348 .708 134 116 3 1 3O
1908 34 CHW AL 123 399 355 36 93 17 1 0 47 21 30 .262 .321 .315 .637 109 112 1 13 O/3
14 Seasons 1635 6768 6341 870 1841 328 124 49 976 338 0 310 55 .290 .329 .404 .733 114 2564 53 64 0
162 Game Avg. 162 671 628 86 182 32 12 5 97 33 31 .290 .329 .404 .733 114 254 5
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
BRO (6 yrs) 486 2051 1933 330 574 86 57 19 348 124 0 83 55 .297 .333 .430 .762 105 831 20 15 0
WSH (3 yrs) 339 1406 1316 145 370 58 14 4 152 80 75 .281 .323 .356 .679 119 468 7 8
SLB (3 yrs) 402 1735 1650 215 495 109 21 14 262 66 68 .300 .330 .417 .747 114 688 6 11
NYY (2 yrs) 175 706 657 74 178 30 13 3 96 29 31 .271 .311 .370 .681 109 243 7 11
WHS (1 yr) 110 471 430 70 131 28 18 9 71 18 23 .305 .357 .516 .873 149 222 12 6
CHW (1 yr) 123 399 355 36 93 17 1 0 47 21 30 .262 .321 .315 .637 109 112 1 13
AL (8 yrs) 1039 4246 3978 470 1136 214 49 21 557 196 204 .286 .324 .380 .704 115 1511 21 43
NL (6 yrs) 596 2522 2363 400 705 114 75 28 419 142 0 106 55 .298 .337 .446 .783 112 1053 32 21 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1894 20 BRO NL 66 44 10 5.9 120 .305 .302 .306 .333 .376 .460 .431 .794 .808 95 .495 -1.1 -0.1 .886 .317 .159 1.8
1895 21 BRO NL 437 300 57 4.9 105 .291 .286 .292 .314 .357 .444 .394 .758 .751 101 .478 -3.2 -0.3 .759 .243 .158 13.1
1896 22 BRO NL 451 296 67 5.9 102 .330 .314 .290 .344 .354 .453 .387 .798 .740 115 .590 6.3 0.6 .854 .267 .140 1.9
1897 23 BRO NL 527 343 78 5.9 102 .320 .325 .291 .357 .354 .455 .386 .812 .740 119 .594 11.0 1.0 .834 .224 .130 7.0
1898 24 TOT NL 569 373 86 6.0 91 .282 .294 .278 .348 .342 .494 .356 .842 .699 140 .683 23.2 2.4 .872 .294 .200 12.4
1898 24 BRO NL 75 50 10 5.2 91 .275 .275 .278 .333 .342 .435 .356 .768 .699 119 .624 1.2 0.1 .760 .261 .159 .0
1898 24 WHS NL 471 305 75 6.4 91 .290 .305 .278 .357 .342 .516 .356 .873 .699 149 .708 23.9 2.5 .920 .307 .212 12.0
1898 24 BRO NL 23 18 1 1.4 91 .143 .143 .278 .217 .342 .238 .356 .455 .699 30 .137 -1.9 -0.2 .389 .143 .095
1899 25 BRO NL 472 323 50 4.0 101 .262 .269 .292 .317 .355 .369 .381 .686 .736 86 .466 -9.9 -1.0 .679 .219 .100 6.9
1901 27 MLA AL 607 390 98 6.6 93 .320 .330 .278 .360 .334 .476 .373 .836 .707 135 .683 26.3 2.6 .870 .248 .146 13.0
1902 28 SLB AL 551 378 63 4.4 97 .279 .284 .283 .316 .340 .385 .381 .701 .721 94 .516 -5.4 -0.6 .643 .170 .101 6.3
1903 29 SLB AL 577 398 66 4.4 80 .281 .284 .260 .312 .308 .385 .351 .698 .660 111 .592 6.8 0.8 .637 .173 .102 3.6
1904 30 NYY AL 598 414 66 4.2 77 .274 .278 .257 .313 .309 .385 .337 .699 .647 116 .629 8.7 1.0 .655 .185 .108 5.2
1905 31 TOT AL 536 364 58 4.2 72 .277 .279 .247 .323 .306 .361 .322 .684 .628 118 .638 9.3 1.1 .678 .204 .082 1.9
1905 31 NYY AL 108 76 8 2.8 80 .232 .232 .260 .296 .321 .283 .339 .579 .659 76 .452 -2.7 -0.3 .605 .222 .051 .0
1905 31 WSH AL 428 288 50 4.6 70 .288 .290 .244 .330 .302 .380 .318 .710 .620 129 .673 12.0 1.4 .697 .200 .090 1.9
1906 32 WSH AL 607 428 59 3.7 71 .267 .271 .250 .296 .305 .343 .320 .639 .626 104 .558 1.0 0.1 .612 .172 .072 5.6
1907 33 WSH AL 371 238 41 4.6 66 .288 .288 .245 .359 .299 .348 .306 .708 .605 134 .671 13.8 1.6 .726 .219 .060 .0
1908 34 CHW AL 399 275 36 3.5 67 .262 .262 .244 .321 .300 .315 .310 .637 .610 109 .582 4.4 0.6 .626 .197 .054 .0
14 Seasons 6768 4564 835 4.8 87 .287 .290 .270 .329 .328 .404 .356 .733 .684 114 .592 91.4 9.9 .726 .216 .114 85.6
162 Game Avg. 671 452 83 4.8 87 .287 .290 .270 .329 .328 .404 .356 .733 .684 114 .592 9 1 .726 .216 .114 8
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
BRO (6 yrs) 2051 1374 273 5.1 103 .299 .297 .291 .333 .355 .430 .387 .762 .742 105 .535 2.5 0.2 .779 .240 .133 33.0
WSH (3 yrs) 1406 954 150 4.2 69 .279 .281 .247 .323 .303 .356 .316 .679 .619 119 .626 26.8 3.2 .666 .192 .074 7.6
SLB (3 yrs) 1735 1166 227 5.1 90 .294 .300 .273 .330 .327 .417 .368 .747 .696 114 .606 27.7 2.8 .717 .198 .117 23.1
NYY (2 yrs) 706 490 74 4.0 77 .268 .271 .257 .311 .311 .370 .338 .681 .649 109 .607 6.0 0.7 .647 .190 .099 5.4
WHS (1 yr) 471 305 75 6.4 91 .290 .305 .278 .357 .342 .516 .356 .873 .699 149 .708 23.9 2.5 .920 .307 .212 12.0
CHW (1 yr) 399 275 36 3.5 67 .262 .262 .244 .321 .300 .315 .310 .637 .610 109 .581 4.4 0.6 .626 .197 .054 .0
AL (8 yrs) 4246 2885 487 4.5 79 .282 .286 .259 .324 .314 .380 .341 .704 .655 115 .610 65.0 7.2 .680 .195 .094 37.9
NL (6 yrs) 2522 1679 348 5.4 101 .297 .298 .289 .337 .353 .446 .381 .783 .734 112 .570 26.4 2.6 .804 .252 .147 46.8

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1894 20 17 66 63 14 19 1 3 1 19 7 3 3 .302 .333 .460 .794 95 29 0
1895 21 119 503 482 90 139 12 17 10 106 31 15 32 .288 .317 .446 .763 100 215 5 1
1896 22 227 954 912 160 274 35 34 11 161 68 33 55 .300 .330 .450 .779 107 410 7 2
1897 23 344 1481 1404 253 434 63 46 15 246 97 50 55 .309 .339 .452 .791 111 634 14 13
1898 24 479 2050 1924 335 587 96 68 24 327 117 0 79 55 .305 .342 .463 .805 118 891 28 19 0
1899 25 596 2522 2363 400 705 114 75 28 419 142 0 106 55 .298 .337 .446 .783 112 1053 32 21 0
1900 26 596 2522 2363 400 705 114 75 28 419 142 0 106 55 .298 .337 .446 .783 112 1053 32 21 0
1901 27 734 3129 2939 490 895 160 82 36 518 177 0 130 55 .305 .341 .452 .793 117 1327 35 25 0
1902 28 860 3680 3463 550 1044 189 88 40 603 192 0 151 55 .301 .338 .442 .779 113 1529 38 28 0
1903 29 998 4257 4013 615 1200 223 96 42 681 208 0 174 55 .299 .334 .434 .768 113 1741 38 32 0
1904 30 1141 4855 4571 677 1355 250 108 45 763 228 0 197 55 .296 .332 .428 .760 113 1956 44 43 0
1905 31 1274 5391 5070 739 1494 274 115 46 815 259 0 227 55 .295 .331 .421 .752 114 2136 47 47 0
1906 32 1425 5998 5653 801 1652 299 119 49 885 298 0 246 55 .292 .327 .413 .741 113 2336 49 50 0
1907 33 1512 6369 5986 834 1748 311 123 49 929 317 0 280 55 .292 .329 .410 .739 114 2452 52 51 0
1908 34 1635 6768 6341 870 1841 328 124 49 976 338 0 310 55 .290 .329 .404 .733 114 2564 53 64 0

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1894 20 21 75 72 11 18 1 3 1 14 7 3 4 .250 .280 .389 .669 7 17
1895 21 124 503 486 68 122 11 14 9 78 24 12 35 .251 .276 .387 .663 51 102
1896 22 133 526 505 67 143 24 18 1 53 39 19 28 .283 .312 .408 .720 64 108
1897 23 140 590 565 89 167 29 13 4 81 30 18 0 .296 .325 .414 .740 74 117
1898 24 142 581 538 77 152 33 22 9 76 20 29 0 .283 .336 .476 .811 81 135
1899 25 123 478 449 57 111 17 7 4 81 24 25 0 .247 .293 .343 .636 44 117
1901 27 163 691 662 93 206 50 8 9 102 38 26 0 .311 .340 .452 .792 101 138
1902 28 148 634 607 65 167 33 7 4 92 17 24 0 .275 .306 .372 .678 68 126
1903 29 161 682 653 85 194 42 10 2 102 20 29 0 .297 .327 .401 .728 86 138
1904 30 148 626 593 76 177 31 14 3 100 23 26 0 .298 .335 .413 .749 80 143
1905 31 140 584 544 79 165 28 8 1 66 37 36 0 .303 .351 .390 .741 74 133
1906 32 160 668 643 84 193 31 5 4 95 48 23 0 .300 .326 .383 .709 79 151
1907 33 92 414 368 46 119 15 5 0 61 24 42 0 .323 .399 .391 .790 57 87
1908 34 128 424 386 49 114 21 1 0 64 26 37 0 .295 .358 .355 .713 49 123
14 Seasons 1823 7476 7071 946 2048 366 135 51 1065 377 349 67 .290 .328 .401 .729 915 1635
162 Game Avg. 162 664 628 84 182 33 12 5 95 34 31 .290 .328 .401 .729 81 1635

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
1901 AL  .330 (6th)
1905 AL  .279 (9th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1898 NL  .494 (1st)
1901 AL  .476 (7th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1898 NL  .842 (9th)
1901 AL  .836 (8th)

Games Played s c a p y
1901 AL  138 (3rd)
1903 AL  138 (9th)
1906 AL  151 (8th)

At Bats s c a p y
1901 AL  576 (3rd)
1903 AL  550 (6th)
1906 AL  583 (9th)

Hits s c a p y
1901 AL  190 (2nd)

Total Bases s c a p y
1898 NL  257 (4th)
1901 AL  274 (3rd)
1906 AL  200 (10th)

Doubles s c a p y
1898 NL  33 (5th)
1901 AL  46 (2nd)
1903 AL  34 (5th)
1906 AL  25 (7th)

Triples s c a p y
1896 NL  17 (6th)
1898 NL  22 (1st)
Career  124 (90th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1895 NL  9 (10th)
1898 NL  9 (4th)
1901 AL  8 (4th)
1906 AL  3 (8th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1901 AL  99 (3rd)
1902 AL  85 (9th)
1903 AL  78 (10th)
1904 AL  82 (4th)
1906 AL  70 (8th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1901 AL  35 (7th)
1905 AL  31 (9th)
1906 AL  39 (1st)
Career  338 (115th)

Singles s c a p y
1906 AL  126 (9th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1898 NL  140 (7th)
1901 AL  135 (7th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1901 AL  98 (4th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1901 AL  26 (8th)
1907 AL  14 (9th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1901 AL  2.6 (8th)
1907 AL  1.6 (9th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1898 NL  64 (1st)
1901 AL  61 (3rd)
1903 AL  44 (10th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1901 AL  217 (9th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1901 AL  .683 (7th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1895 NL  13.1 (10th)
1898 NL  12.4 (5th)
1901 AL  13.0 (3rd)
1906 AL  5.6 (8th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1895 NL  46.6 (6th)
1898 NL  57.8 (4th)
1901 AL  72.0 (8th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 6 (334), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 75 (314), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 12 (1028), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 21 (708), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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